Some russian experts think than their country can be attacked by special anti russian bio weapon
The cabbies, many of them Somali, have shut their doors to more than 5200 customers who landed at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport since 2002.
The leader of the extreme right Danish People's Party, a parliamentary ally of the liberal-conservative government, wants a ban on Muslim headscarves, media reports said Thursday.
Two of the largest U.S. food manufacturers have put out a blanket order to their American suppliers: No more ingredients from China.
Commenting on a new military policy that bans US troops in Iraq access to Websites like YouTube, Daily Show host Jon Stewart said the policy prevents 'our fighting men from seeing the un-horrors of not-war.' Stewart said as he played a popular YouTube clip: "Ottoman-humping gigolos! You're ruining troop morale!" Video on Site.
The Montgomery County Council unanimously approved a ban on partially hydrogenated oils in restaurants, supermarket bakeries and delis yesterday, becoming the first county in the nation to restrict artery-clogging trans fats.
Iran has banned Al-Jazeera from its parliament, saying one of its talkshows had insulted the most revered Shia cleric in Iraq.
With Americans paying near record gasoline prices, a new Senate bill aims to ban price gouging at the pump and give the U.S. government new authority to go after law-breaking companies.
The smoking ban in restaurants, bars and other public indoor areas takes place in Arizona tonight at midnight.
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Could a smoking ban spell the end of Amsterdam's world famous coffee shops, where smoking cannabis is one of the main attractions?
In the aftermath of Monday's deadly shooting in Blacksburg, Virginia, Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) is proposing a comprehensive, three-point plan to deal with the violence plaguing America, including a ban on handguns. Never mind our rights..
The Supreme Court upheld the nationwide ban on a controversial abortion procedure Wednesday, handing abortion opponents the long-awaited victory they expected from a more conservative bench. The 5-4 ruling said the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act that Congress passed and President Bush signed into law in 2003 does not violate a woman's constitutiona
Suddenly, the state's ban on smoking has lit up again. Adams County Judge Robert S. Doyle last week ruled that the smoking ban is unconstitutional because of the exemption for cigar bars. A cigar bar is one that derives a percentage of its business from selling tobacco products.
One in five working men's clubs think they will end up closing once a smoking ban comes into force in England and Wales, a BBC survey suggests.
The law, passed by a 10-1 vote, requires large markets and drug stores to give customers only a choice among bags made of paper that can be recycled, plastic that breaks down easily enough to be made into compost, or reusable cloth.
Jeremy Piven has been banned from the Nobu empire after leaving an Entourage DVD in lieu of a tip, causing an employee to throw it at him as he was leaving.
IN one of the most depressing pieces of news to come along in years, the organization that presides over high school sports in Washington State is considering a ban on booing at sporting events.
A Democratic lawmaker has introduced a bill that would ban the sale of traditional incandescent light bulbs - which are less energy-efficient, prompting claims that they contribute to "global warming" - one day after a colleague told a press conference that legislating a ban would be a "last choice."
Looks like some pending legislation could bring in a national ban on radar detectors. Bad news for speeders.
The United States has rejected an international call to ban the use of cluster bombs, despite 46 other countries calling for a ban on the weapons.
A declaration calling for a 2008 treaty banning cluster bombs was adopted Friday by 46 out of 49 nations attending a conference in Oslo, officials for the Norwegian government and two non-governmental groups said.The gathering was snubbed by some key arms makers - including the U.S., Russia, Israel and China.
A state senator from Brooklyn said on Tuesday he plans to introduce legislation that would ban people from using an MP3 player, cell phone, Blackberry or any other electronic device while crossing the street in either New York City or Buffalo.
The United States on Friday issued a formal rule banning exports of luxury items to North Korea, including jet skis, I-pods, jewelry and fancy cars, in an effort to put pressure on the communist leadership in Pyongyang.
President Bush lifted the drilling ban Tuesday for Alaska's Bristol Bay, clearing the way for the Interior Department to open the fish-rich waters to oil and natural gas development.
China's Henan province on Monday banned the sale of drugs for medical abortions in coordination with the province's efforts to maintain gender balance among infants, Xinhua/China Daily reports.
Tokyo's subway has refused permission for an advertising poster featuring a nude and heavily pregnant Britney Spears, branding it "too stimulating" for young people. The picture of the pop singer - nude but covering her breasts with her arms and crossing her legs at the knee - appeared in the August issue of Harper's Bazaar and will be
Eighty percent of those surveyed by the newspaper said they were concerned about the safety of U.S. beef. Of 1,741 people quizzed for the survey last weekend, 45 percent said they did not want to eat U.S. beef and 43 percent said they wanted to think about the issue before deciding.
Only one Japanese food company said in a survey that it plans to use U.S. beef following the lifting of a ban on American imports, a news report said Saturday. Sales of American beef resumed this week for the first time since January, after Tokyo announced on July 27 that it was easing its ban on imports of U.S. beef over mad cow disease fe









